Are Hospitals Overwhelmed Because They Fired Unvaccinated Staff?

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According to a recent PBS report, “Nationwide hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 have been on the rise again. The numbers are rising in the Midwest and New England, and remain dangerously high in parts of the West. Some states like Colorado have seen spikes that threaten to overwhelm hospitals.”

Meanwhile, hospitals continue to fire staff who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Are these things related? Are hospitals overwhelmed because they got rid of too many workers?